Mini-Biography:
John Alderson was born on April 10, 1916 in Newcastle County. He was an American Actor, known for Evil under the Sun (1981), To catch a thief (1955), Ragtime (1980), John Alderson's first movie on record is from 1955. John Alderson died on August 4, 2006 in Woodland Hills, CA, US. His last motion picture on file dates from 1981.
Biographical Notes
Schauspieler in amerikanischen Western und TV Shows, als jüngster Sohn eines Minenarbeiters in Newcastle County England geboren, mit 16 zur Britischen Armee. 1949 nach Hollywood und dort vor allem in den 50er und 60er Jahren in TV Serien wie "The Californians," "Wagon Train," "Maverick," "Gunsmoke," "Have Gun Will Travel," "Bonanza," "Death Valley Days" and "The Wild, Wild West.". Kleinere Rollen auch in Spielfilmen wie "To Catch a Thief" "My Fair Lady," "Double Trouble," "Blazing Saddles," "Ragtime," "Evil Under the Sun" und "Young Guns II." Zog sich 1995 ins Privatleben zurück.
FilmographyFilmography [Auszug]
1981: Evil under the Sun (Cast), Directed by Guy Hamilton, with Jane Birkin, Colin Blakely, Nicholas Clay,
1980: Ragtime (Cast), Directed by Miloš Forman, with James Cagney, Brad Dourif, Norman Mailer,
1977: Candleshoe (Cast: Jenkins), Directed by Norman Tokar, with Michael Balfour, Sydney Bromley,
1974: Blazing Saddles (Cast), Directed by Mel Brooks, with Gene Wilder, Cleavon Little, Slim Pickens,
1965: The war lord (Cast: Holbracht), Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, with Richard Boone, Maurice Evans,
1964: My fair Lady (Cast), Directed by George Cukor, with Theodore Bikel, Jeremy Brett, Gladys Cooper,
1956: High Air (Cast), Directed by Allan Dwan, with William Bendix, William Doty,
1955: To catch a thief (Cast), Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, with Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Georgette Anys,